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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006Finding out how rough the online reaction is from the hardcore PRIDE fans when any sort of bad news is said about their promotion, which is treated more or less like a religion rather than a fight promotion. My sentiments to the outlets covering PRIDE troubles: Be even-handed, but do your job right. And you […]
Wednesday news & notes
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006Comments closed Our new MySpace Monster account (link here) is generating a pretty fast amount of friends. OK, not Mayhem Miller level, but we’re trying. Also, please donate to our web site if you haven’t already. November and December have been very busy months on the site in terms of bandwidth. Thanks for all of […]
Tuesday media blotter
Monday, December 4th, 2006Frank Trigg responds to the latest rumors regarding PRIDE’s future, more fallout from the Antonio Silva/Eric Pele fight from the BodogFIGHT show, Jeff Monson says his fight with Fedor is a done deal, and the Zuffa Myth surfaces again in a USA Today article.
Updated Man Festival card
Monday, December 4th, 2006PRIDE Heavyweight Title Match: Emelianenko Fedor vs. Mark Hunt Shin’ya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen Gilbert Melendez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Russia becomes the hot spot
Monday, December 4th, 2006By Zach Arnold The last few days have been quite interesting in regards to Fedor and Bodog. Bodog and MFC are planning to run an event in St. Petersburg, Russia on 3/3. Fedor is scheduled to appear. This news, much like Gilbert Melendez announcing that he would face Tatsuya Kawajiri (instead of Shin’ya Aoki), appeared […]
PRIDE for sale
Monday, December 4th, 2006By Stephan Marceau Well I dont have detailed access to Wrestling Observer, I came across this on the Underground, a thread smartly enough called “The Dream is Over: PRIDE for sale”. From the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (http://www.wrestlingobserver.com): “According to several different sources in both Japan and the United States, Dream Stage Entertainment has talked […]
Monday morning media-tion
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006Wacky talk about Mirko Cro Cop in UFC, Emelianenko Fedor in Bodog & PRIDE, K-1 drawing good TV ratings for the World GP, and reaction to the TUF 5 tryouts in Florida.
Sunday media special
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006For the last 48 hours, I have been suffering from an amazing amount of information overload as far as media coverage. Don’t suffer the same fate, but do keep yourself updated on the latest MMA news & notes. Full-post view will do the trick. Also, if you haven’t already, listen to our newest edition of […]
BoDog 12/2 Vancouver event
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006Results here. Did anyone watch this at all? If so, post your review in the comments area.
Report: Fedor will fight for BoDog
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006By Zach Arnold Japanese version here. On October 25th, I wrote an intriguing post about the possibility of Emelianenko Fedor signing to fight for the BodogFight group in Russia. Read the link first to catch up on all the politics involved. Then read this carefully to get a complete understanding.
Saturday media summary
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006Gryphon: Semmy Schilt defeats Peter Aerts by decision to win the K-1 World GP 2006 tournament at the Tokyo Dome MMA Rants: Does Dana White mean it this time? Tonight, at ICE 24 in Cincinnati at the Mills Mall, Rich Franklin will guest referee an MMA card “featuring Hamilton County Sheriff Rod “Excessive Force” Housley.” […]
Fight Opinion Radio: Episode 34
Friday, December 1st, 2006This week, we are joined by “The Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros to talk about the latest happenings in the IFL, Cage Rage, WEC, and the WFA. Plus, Luke Nicholson and Zach Arnold break down the current MMA situation for NYE (with UFC, PRIDE, and K-1 having shows on the same weekend). Also, a long MMA […]
Op-ed: The miraculous change of Joe Silva
Friday, December 1st, 2006By Tim Leidecker http://www.groundandpound.de Eccentric. Narrow-minded. Totally focused on the US market. That is the perception many MMA fans, who don’t happen to come from the “land of the free and the home of the brave”, have of UFC matchmaking. But in the past twelve months, the politics behind the scenes, usually operated by UFC […]
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